Robert Brulle
Robert Joseph Brulle | |
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Alma mater | New School for Social Research, University of Michigan, George Washington University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Environmental sociology |
Institutions | Drexel University |
Thesis | Agency, democracy, and the environment : an examination of U.S. environmental movement organizations from the perspective of critical theory (1995) |
Robert J. Brulle is an American
Education and academic career
Brulle received his B.S. from
Research
Brulle's research includes the strategy and funding patterns of what he calls “the climate change countermovement,” the movement critical of action to address global warming.
Brulle analysed the funding of organizations associated with the climate change denial movement during a year-long fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.[8][9] Brulle published results in December 2013 in Climatic Change,[10] a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. According to Brulle, it was "the first peer-reviewed, comprehensive analysis ever conducted of the funding behind climate change denial."[9] Brulle's study estimated that the 91 organizations he examined had a total annual income of just above $900 million, and that the vast majority of funds donated to such organizations came from conservative foundations.[10] Over the eight years covered by the study (2003-2010), the American Enterprise Institute received the most funding—16% of the total funds, and the donor-advised funds Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund were the largest funders.[11] The study also found that the amount of money donated to these organizations by means of Donors Trust and other foundations whose funding sources cannot be traced has risen dramatically over the previous five years.[12]
The report was covered by the
Brulle collaborated on research into factors affecting US public opinion on climate change, and found that politicians are more influential than scientists. The research was featured by
Political activity
Brulle endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 US presidential election.[20]
Books
- Agency, Democracy, and Nature: The U.S. Environmental Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective (MIT Press, 2000)
- Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement (MIT Press, 2005; edited by Brulle and David Naguib Pellow)
References
- ^ Brulle, Robert (January 6, 2016). "America has been duped on climate change". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae". Archived from the original on 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Robert Brulle, PhD". Drexel University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Robert Brulle: Inside the Climate Change "Countermovement"". PBS. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- Frontline. PBS. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "Success Stories: Cleaning Up Planet Earth". Fox News. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b Miller, Rhonda J. (December 25, 2013). "Climate Change Denial Groups Get Nearly $1 Billion A Year With Untraceable 'Dark Money' Used to Distort Public View Of Global Warming". International Science Times. IBT Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Robert Brulle: climate change denial? Follow the money – the dark money, that is". Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ S2CID 27538787.
- ^ a b Goldenberg, Suzanne (December 20, 2013). "Conservative groups spend up to $1bn a year to fight action on climate change". The Guardian. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Fischer, Douglas (December 23, 2013). ""Dark Money" Funds Climate Change Denial Effort". Scientific American. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b Taylor, James (January 2, 2015). "'Dark Money' Funds To Promote Global Warming Alarmism Dwarf Warming 'Denier' Research". Forbes. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- Science Daily. December 20, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Climate Change: Just the Facts". The Deniers. Governor of California Office of Planning and Research.
- S2CID 8220644.
- National Geographic. Archived from the originalon February 1, 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Vergano, Dan (17 February 2012). "Gingrich's Limbaugh troubles spell out climate divide". USA Today. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Endorsements". Environmentalists for Bernie. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2016.